Tool Time Tutorial

My theme for this month's card class is masculine with a bunch of other fun techniques thrown into the mix. I chose punch-art for one of the cards and used these punch-art wrenches for the focal point. This makes a perfect Father's Day or Fix-It guy's birthday card. Chris Twing gets credit for the cute wrench idea. When I saw them I couldn't wait to try them out for myself. If you'd like to make these for yourself, I've posted a How-To tutorial below. They're easy and a lot of fun to make!

Supplies:
Punches: Itty Bitty - scallop (118309), 1-1/4" Circle (119861), 3/4" Circle (119873), Word Window (119857), Handheld punch (101227)
Cardstock: Basic Gray (2) 1/2x2" - Wrench Handles; 2x5-1/2" punch piece for wrench parts
Ink: Basic Gray
Additional Supplies: 2-way glue pen (100425), Sponge dauber (102892), Silver brads (104336)

Punching:

• Word Window -  Punch 2 slits in (2x5-1/2) Basic Gray punch piece, about 1-1/2” apart.

• 1-1/4” circle - Center circle punch over one of the slits, leaving an even thickness around the sides and bottom of slit and punch. Repeat for the second slit. This creates the wrench head.

• Itty Bitty Scallop - Punch 2 scallops in remaining Basic Gray punch piece about ¾” apart.
• ¾” circle - Center circle punch over one of the Itty Bitty punched scallops, leaving an even thickness around the scallop and punch. Repeat for the second scallop.This creates the Wrench bottom.

Sponging:

• Basic Gray Ink –   Sponge around edges of wrench pieces: handle, wrench head, wrench bottom.  (Disregard stamped sentiment)

Assembling:

• Snail wrench heads to one end of wrench handles.
• Snail wrench bottoms to the other end of wrench handles.

• Overlap and glue wrench handles as you like and add a couple of silver brads.

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MDS Father's Day

Here's my quick, simple, but fun, digital Father's Day card for my husband. The only addition I added was a cut-out DSP tie, which I dimensionaled onto the card front. Even though he rarely wears a tie, I thought I'd add one, just to make it look like a card for a special day, since the only time he wears a tie is for something really special. I liked this digital stamp sentiment, I really like to spend time with him...he's a great friend, husband and father.

I really wish that I had more time to play around with MDS...every time I use it, I think it's so cool, as I think of all the fun things I could do with it. Lots of possibilities!
 See you next time!

Father's Day Cards

From Heidi...My husband asked me last night if we had a Father's Day card for his dad...uh-oh! So I went searching for a fun card to make for Father's Day, and came across this YouTube Video. These are super easy to make and they are really cute! I've been trying to use up the retiring DSP's, so the Nouveau Chic DSP was perfect for a man's shirt. If you haven't gotten around to making a Father's Day card, you'll have fun making these. Thanks for checking in with us :-)

Stamp-A-Stack, Tuesday and Thursday

Masculine and Father's Day Cards

We still have room for you in our (5/18) Tuesday evening, 7-9 PM, and (5/20)Thursday afternoon, 12:30-2:30 PM classes. Email us and we'll save you a spot.

May Stamp-A-Stacks

Hi there...

Here are the SAS cards we'll be making next Tuesday, May 19, 7-9 PM at Heidi's. We make 5 cards for $10. Call or email us to reserve a spot and to make sure that we prep enough supplies for everyone. Class size is limited to 8.